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e P CREOLILX A VIS u . . ’ e . V' . nited States Press Rapresentativas’ Visit To St Graix, ¥irgin Isiands, U. S A | THURSDAY February 21st, 1924, { gA o 7 N T = ' AS REVIEWED BY BUMBLE BEE EN ROUTE° —:0:—:0: 01— (Continued from yesterday’s Avis.) : 0o . . . o e Pt And when ty his interpretation he stripped the Government House of all the furni ture which in the opinion of many includinz the majority of his countrymen here was not the intent of the Treaty, The Colonial Chucil succeeded in acquiring the furniiure P i < ’ < 2 ] e f used by it in the Hall for a very moderate considera‘ion with all courtesy .m“ea(}- - being sent to the auction block, but the mirrors, chandeliers and portraits of t‘hf, Kiryg wer2 taken away and packed up for transpertc to Denmack. The portrait of the King was defisitely within the wording of the Treaty, but th2 mirrors and chindeliers were held not to be. However where the mirrors were are now poriraits of the P"»:Sld-unLY‘S of the United Siates and also sone of the famaus men tof its history including Robert Xu. Lee and ‘Stonewall”” Jackson, and in placz of the antique chandeliers hang modern “lectric light fixtures. The Hall 1s provided with two long tables on cither sile toward the southern end and which are provided seats for the mambars of tha Council. These are faced across the Hall _f‘)y a rosirum provided with four deskstwith chairs accommodating the Chair- man and Sccretary of the Council and tor the Governor and his Sectetary when attend- ing meetings of the Council. At the northern end of the Hall hangs a small oil portrait of Alexander Hamilton presented in 1920 by his great grandson Mr. William Pierson Hamilton of New York, to the island and decided by Governor Owman that it should be hung in the Couneil Chan:- ber. At the south end of the room hangs a large portrait of President Harding ?-m'-,;e_j on either side by =mall pictures of Lincoln and Washington, the former was the Presi- dent when these picturzs were hung in 1921. This Hall was used originally only as a ball room by the Governor when largepballs were frequently held or upon levees held each year by the Governor upon the King’s d: & mn Y . ' By P Birthday. The Governor in those days had an annual aiiowance of $2,5f0 as table money for entertainment and was expected to spend it and rather more. Tha Colonial Council h2id its first meeting in this Hall aceording to Chunecil Records which reads as follows: “On Friday the Bth October 1852, 11 o’clock, the first Colonial Council for the Danish Westindia Possessions, partly clected by the inbabitants, partly named by the Governor in behalf of His Majesty the King, assembled for a first meeting 1n the areat Hall of Government House. ié " . . . {'he Governor dwelt in a speech of some length on the great importance of the task imposed on the Council and the value of thistioyal gitt for the future wel- fare and development of the Co onies.”’ Thus opened the first meeting of the Colonial Council and elected as Chairman Coun- s:llor Kunzen, Vice-Chairman Counsellor Friderichsen, and Secretary J. H Burt who was owner of Estate *"St. John’ at the time and as well attorney of several estates on the island belonging to absentee owners. As our guests entered the Council Chamber about 4 30 p. m on Thursday, February 21 they met the Colorial Council of St. Croix in session assembled, upon tue rostrum sat the Chairman and Szeretary of the Council, His Excellencey the Governor, Captiin Williams, Admiral Coontz and Despatching Secretary (Barreit). The Chairman in opening the meeting requested the Chanlain, Rev. Father Clair to offer prayers as customary at the opening of all meetings of the Council and after which the Chairman announced that as the time was most limited owing to the short time at the disposalof our guests the speakers were limited to the Chairman of the Council, His Excelleney Governor Philip Nilliams, D. C. Canegzata, (Chairrnan of the Municipal Com- mittea), Admiral Coontz and on bzhalf of the representative of the Press Hor, Pleasant Stovell who each made addresses after whicn the meeting was adjoucred aad our gu=sts lefi to see as much as they could of the hisiorical towa ot Car.stiansted within the short, time at their disposal. -As ihey left the Council Cha nber and went dowa the broad steps the town photozarapher, Mr. Aaselm> Fabio, was prepared to tak: a photograph of the gathering who agr.eabiy halied a moment upon the north side oi the steps for the pur- pose after which they left the prec nzts of our really aisierical buiiding vying with al- most any on the Mainland as to atigaity ac i beunant acuoa of past days. (To be continued.) WEST END MOVIES Sunday night 8.15 PRISCILLA DEAN IN The Flame of Life Adimission 5 and 10 cts. THE services in thz Luth:.ran churches Sunday will be h.id at the usual hours morning ani e’en- ing. The evening service in West End will be a Unlon service in the Moravian church. We trust these services will be of value to those who are searchiny the deepest and higirest things in life. Your prayers and eifort are earnestly cal?ad for in these se ious days. A cordial invitation extended to the services, J. P. CARISTENSEN. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ' ® | ; ‘ & ¥ o ' i COLONIAL COUNC:L FOR ST. CROILIX. (Continued from yesterday’s Avis.) The Viee-Chairman : Should we re- fuse to vote on Government’s am-pd- ment ? 2nd Member for Christiansted Town (Canegata) remarked: Mr. Vice-Chalr- man. | don’t believe the amendment is in order- If you iake the vote on it you will be establishing a very dangzerous precedent. You cannot amend by a prec- posal which is exactiy the pagative of the main question, Government Secretary (Zane) remurk- ed: Mr. Viee-Chairmzn. The only idea of Government for introducing this amendment 13 to zive th- Council an ap- portunity to vote ‘or tae original draf: of ordinance intreduced by Government. 4th Member for Fredeiikated Couniry District (Anderser) remarked: Mr. Vice- Chairman. 1 thoucht it wou'd bea hely to Government if we vote for the Commiitee Report and v te down the original draft. Government and its Aides and all the members of this Councii know that this tax law is not suitable to St. Croix. Government Secreiary (Zane) remark ed: Mr. Vice Chairman. 1 don’t think it is proper for a memtler to relate to other menbers his views as to what Gov- ernment may think regarding a iica-